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The liquor-baron Vijay Mallya's case is back again. The accused of a bank loan default case of over ₹9,000 fled to the United Kingdom and has been living there since then. The fugitive is wanted in India as there are fraud and money laundering charges against him for taking loans from several nationalized Indian banks. The loan was taken for the Kingfisher airlines that he had owned and which became defunct subsequently. On February 3, 2022, the Supreme Court gave the fugitive the last chance to defend himself within 2 weeks. The court offered him the option of defending himself personally or he could engage a lawyer. However, it was made very clear that if he failed to present himself, the court would be left with no other alternative but to proceed with a contempt of court case ...